made such Lamentation for it that his Mother beat him with a Taper of VVax that stood before her and that so sorely that he could never after well endure the sight of a Taper Edmund Ironside and Canute the Danes after many former battels by the Counsel of a Captain put the trial of their quarrel to their own single combat in a little Island called Alney near Glocester where after some trial of their valour they came to an agreement and divided the Kingdom between them p. 401. Duke Edrick after many false and treacherous deeds having contrived Edmund Ironsides death which was effected by thrusting into his body as he retired to a place for natures necessity a sharp Spear and having cut off his Soveraigns head he carried it to Canute with this fawning Salutation All hale thou now sole Monarch of England for here behold the head of thy Copartner which for thy sake I have adventured to cut off Canute though ambitious enough yet grieved at so disloyal a Fact replied and vowed That in reward of that service the bringers own Head should be advanced above all the Peeres of his Kingdom which high Honor while this Wretch expected soon after by the Kings command his Head bad fareâ—el to his Shoulders and was placed on the Highest Gate to overlook London Speeds Hist p. 401. Osbright a Vice-roy of Northumberland forced the Lady of Beorne Bocador a Nobleman related to the King of Denmark who flying to him to revenge his Cause he sent Hungar and Hubba whose Father Lothbroke following his Hawk in a little skiffe was carried into England taken as a Spy carried to King Edmund who preferred him and delighted in him for his skill in Hawking Which the Kings Faulconer Birrick envying at murthered him in a Wood which murder being by Lothbrokes Spaniel discovered Birrick was put in Lothbrokes Boat without Oar or Tackle and driven into Denmark accused King Edmund as the cause of his Murder which enraged Hungar and Hubba to invade England Id. p 398. Canutus established a Law that Women marrying within a year after their Husbands death should lose their Joyntures Id. p. 401. King Canutus gave great Jewels to Winchester Church whereof one is reported to be a Cross worth as much as the whole revenue of England amounted to in a year and unto Coventry he gave the Arm of St. Augustine which he bought at Papia for an hundred Talents of Silver and one of Gold Speeds Hist p. 402. Gormo Father of one Canute slain before Dublin so exceedingly loved him that he swore to kill him that brought him Newes of his Sons death which when Thira his Mother heard of she used this Policy to make it known to him She prepared mourning apparel and laid aside all princely State which the Old man perceiving he concluded his Son dead and with excessive grief ended his own Life p. 403. Hardicanute King of England was a great Epicure caused his Table to be spred with abundance of dainties four times every day which caused in the Common-wealth a riotous looseness Subjects being apt to praise their Soveraigns Vertues but to imitate their Vices Id. p. 406. King Edward the Confessor having married a virtuous and beautiful Lady Egitha Daughter of Earl Godwyn abstained her Bed saying on his own Death-bed That openly she was his Wife but as to secret embracing as his own Sister Which undue neglect of Marriage-right the Simplicity and Superstition of those times Canonized him for p. 411. One Dane made good Stamford-Bridg against all King Harolds Army and with his Axe slew forty of his Men till at last the Danish Souldier was slain with a Dart. Id. p. 415. Tosto and Harold the Sons of Earl Godwyn falling out Tosto secretly hyed himself into the Marches of VVales and near the City Hereford at Portaslith where Harold had a House then in preparing to entertain the King he slew all his Brothers Servants and cutting them peice-meal into Gobbets some of their Limbs he Salted and cast the rest into the Vessels of Meath and Wine sending his Brother word that he had furnished him vvith powdred Meats against the Kings coming thither Speeds Hist p. 413. Pope Alexander the 20. to encourage William the Conqueror to invade England sent him a consecrated Banner an Agnus Dei and one of the Haires of St. Peter and cursed all those that should oppose against him by which he was so encouraged that Landing his men in England to cut off all hope and occasion of return he fired all the Fleet. p. 415. VVilliam the Conqueror at his arrivage from Sea in England his feet chanced to slip so that he fell into the mud and bemired his hands which accident was presently construed as a lucky presage one of his Captains presently saying as Caesar did on the like occasion landing in Africk that now he had taken possession of the Land of which he should shortlâ— become King As accordingly it came to pass after he had slain Harold at Battle Abbey for mangling whose dead body he cashiered a common Souldier out of his wars and wages for ever unto which Abbey erected in memory of his conquest he granted large privileges and amongst others this that Malefactors flying thither should be secured harmless and if the Abbot chanced to come by any place where any Malefactor was to be Executed he might deliver him Speeds Hist 416. 18 33. Lewes King of France having procured the death of William Longspee Duke of Normandy was intercepted by the Normans and detained Prisoner till he had agreed to these Articles viz. That young Richard should succeed his Father in that Dukedom and that thenceforth when the King and Duke should confer together the Duke should be girt with a Sword and the King disabled either of Sword or Knife To which King Lewes bound himself by Oath Speeds Hist p. 423. Robert Duke of Normandy Father to William the Conqueror going to Hierusalem on pilgrimage and falling sick by the way was born in a litter on the Saracens shoulders when he desired a Christian Pilgrim whom he met to report what he saw which was That he was born to heaven on the Divels back p. 423. VVilliam the Conqueror at first held a hard hand on the Englishmen He instituted the ringing of the curfue Bell at eight of the Clock at night when he commanded all the English to put out the fire as a means to keep them in greater subjection Yea the Natives themselves became as strangers shaving their beards and rounding their hair and in garments behaviour and diet fashioned themselves to imitate the Normans It being a shame in those days even amongst Englishmen to be an English man Id. p. 427. William the Conqueror demanding how it came to pass that he should conquer England in one day when the Danes were so many years about it Fretherick Abbot of St. Albans answered That long peace had converted the riches of the land which should have maintained Soldiers
the Monastery of Pontiniacâ— and there excommunicates his suffâ—agan Bishops thence the King by threatning otherwise to expel all the Monks of that Order out of hi Kingdom gets him banish'd and sends all his kindred and well-willers out of England Becket had got the French â—ing and the Pope to back him but Lucius the Anti-Pope dying and Barborossa the Emperor being no friend to the Pope the King and Emperor treated to deal with the Cardinals to choose another Pope which the Pope fearing first made the Kings of England and France friends and then used the mediation of the French King to make up the difference between the King and Becket which after two or three attempts in vain Becket still adding in his submissions to the King Salvo Honore Dei which the King justly disliked because whatever displeased him he would affirm was against Gods Honour yet at last were made friends and the Arh-Bishop sent home but not fully restored till he behaved himself quietly a while at Canterbury which he promised but contrarily he immediately excommunicates the Arch-Bishop of York the Bishops of London and Salisbury and all that had any hand in the young Kings Coronation they complain to the King who was exceedingly troubled and cursed the time that he made him Arch-â—ishop or sent for him home and withal added that it was his chance ever to do for unthankful men otherwise some or other would have made this proud Priâ—st an example to all such troublesome pâ—rturbers of his Kingdom and State four Knights hearing these word resolve to kill him come to Canterbury on Innocents day and after â—hey had treated with him to be pliable to the Kings pleasure but to no purpose at evening they enter the Church and on the steps going up to the Quire they kill'd him The Monks immediately bury his body which was afterwards taken up and layd in a most sumptuous shrine in the East end of the Church at Canterbury The Pope hearing of this Massacre excommunicates the authors and consenters The King was fain to purge himself by Oath yet could not be absolved before he had done this strange Penance First he should pray devoutly at the shrine of this new Martyr Secondly that he should be whipt in the Chapter House receiving of every Monk one lash Thirdly that he should maintain two hundred Soldiers for the space of one year at Jerusalem and lastly revoke the declaration publisht at Clarendon that originally gave the occasion of this murther All this such were those times the King was fain to perform Bp. Godw. lives of the Bps. p. 95. Giraldas Cambrensis speaking concerning Baldwin the fourtâ— Archbishop of Canterbury gives him this Character that he was a better Monk than Abbot Bishop or Arch-bishop for which cause the â—ope in a certain letter greeted him thus Urban the Servant of the Servants of God to the most fervent Monk the zealous Abbot the Lukewarm Bishop and careless Arch-bishop greeting This Bishop would needs attend King Richard the first into the Holy Land and died at the Siege of Acon and gave all his goods to be divided amongst the Soldiers Id. p. 1â—0 King Richard the first being taken Prisoner by Leopald Arch-duke of Austria at what time the Sea of Canterbury was void effectually by his letters endeavoured and prevailed that Hubert Walter who had waited on him in his Warrs in the Holy land and was then Bishop of Salisbury might be advanced to the Arch-bishoprick While his Pall was fetching from Rome he went to Merton and professed himself a Monk He prevailed for a quarter part of the Revenues both of Clergy and Laity for one year which with the Plate and Ornaments of the Church then sold were to pay the Kings ransome being 150000 Marks The King at his return made him Lord Chancellor and Chief Justice of England and Governour of all his dominions who being before Arch-bishop and the Popes Legate wanted no Authority that was possible to be laid upon him In two years after his preferment he gatâ—ered to the Kings use 1100000 Marks devized the â—ssize of Bread Weights and Measures for Wine Oyl and Corn was a great House-keeper buâ—lt a Monastery at Derham in Northfolk where he was born Walled and Moated so as the Water encompassed the Tower of London encreased the Revenues of his Sea and procured divers privileges to it built a Chappel at Lambeth by the Monks of Canterburies consent hardly obtained and that not without this express condition that no Bishops should there be Consecrated nor Abbot admitted nor Order administred He lived twelve years Arch-bishop both beloved of Prince and people blamed for nothing but ambition in holding so many places of power Which temporal Offices on the Popes command he laid down divers years before his death which happened July 15th 1205. Id. p. 105. King John and the Monks of Canterbury rejoyced at Huberts death of whom it seems they stood in some Awe the King when he first heard of it used this expression Methinks quoth he I am now indeed King of England But the Event declared they had no great cause of Joy for upon a difference amongst the Monks who had made two Elections the Pope voiding both imposed upon the See of Canterbury one Stephen Langton a man of great worth had he orderly entred The King forbad him entrance into England the Pope hereon interdicts the whole realm during the time of which all divine service ceaâ—ed except baptism auricular Confession and administration of the Lords supper to such as lay at point of death and at last particularly excommunicates the King himself which he little regarded till he perceived the French King ready to Invade him and his own Subjects to desert him Whereupon he was necessitated to comply with the Pope to resign his â—rown and take it from him paying a yearly pension of a thousand Marks and at last was poysoned by a Monk Having first admitted the Arch-bishop into his Land and restored him his revenues the Arch bishop calls a Convocation at Osnias whither came a young man shewing the marks of wounds in his hands feet and side professing himself to be Jesus Christ and was accompanied by two Women whereof one professed herself the Virgin Mary the other Mary Magdalen But this Counterfeit Christ was for his pains really crucified Presently after he translates the bones of Becket with so great expense at the solemnity that neither he nor four of his successors were able to recover the debt it cast his See and Church into He first divided the Bible into Chapters in such sort as we now account them and died July the ninth 1228. Bp. Godw. p. 108. In the Raign of Henry the third many Italians had possessed themselves of the best benefices in England which being much spitted at certain mad fellows took upon them by force to thresh out their Corn every where and gave it away to the poor as also to rob and spoil them of
Fortnight Worldly peace a great blessing but abused by most Oh saith Luther how soundly will our Gentry and Farmers in Germany pay for this before an Hundred and Fifty years come to an end but afterwards God will restore them again and beat down Popedom Luthers Coll. p. 24â— As the King of Persia laid Siege to a City that had offended him the Bishop that was therein went upon the Wall lift up his Hands to Heaven and prayed whereupon immediately the Eyes of the Horses in the whole Army were so pestered with an innumerable company of Flies stinging them that with their Riders they ran away and so raised the Siege Idem p. 245. A Frier that lived in the same Monastery with Luther used daily to conveâ— himself into a private Corner to pray Now as he became wearied and tired therewith he asked God if such his continued prayers and devotions so long a time might suffice whereupon he heard a voice that said Redde mihi mediam Lunam Solem Canis iram by which was signified Cor the Heart Luthers Coll. p. 246. A young man condemned and brought to the Block and then remitted by Julian as he rose spake these words Ah sweet Jesus am not I worthy to suffer for thy sake p. 247. It was a brave resolution of Henry Prince of Saxony who when his Brother George sent to him that if he would forsake his Faith and turn Papist he would then leave him his Heir But he made him this answer Rather than I will do so and deny my Saviour Jesus Christ I and my Kate each of us with a staff in one hand will beg our Bread out of his Countreys Idem p. 248. The Church is watered with the Blood of Martyrs Truly said Luther it would grieve me sorely if I should carry my Blood into the Grave Idem p. 268. Luther relates a story of a young man he knew at Erfort that tempting his Mothers Maid the Maid acquainted his Mother She with a pretence to school her Son lays her self in her Maids Bed and was gotten with Child by him of a Daughter which being bred abroad and when grown up brought home the young man knowing not of it married her so that she was his Daughter Sister and Wife The Vniversity was consulted with they concluded advising the Mother to repent her wickedness that seeing the married couple knew nothing of it to avoid greater offence they should continue together Idem p. 257. Galaton painted Homer Vomiting and all the rest of the Poets greedily swallowing up what he had Vomited and Aelian reckoneth all other Poets but his Apes Famous was that contention between Chrysostom on the one part and Theophilus cyril and Epiphanius on the other about the burning or not burning of Origens Books All good men yet they grew so hot that because Chrysostom would not consent to the burning Theophilus and Cyril would hardly acknowledge him a lawful Bishop And Epiphanius in bitter chiding fell to such choler as he said he hoped he should not die a Bishop To whom Chrysostom answered as eagerly again that he trusted that he should never return alive into his own Country of Cyprus Which chiding words were not so bitter in sound as afterwards they proved true indeed for both Epiphanius dyed before he came home to Cyprus and Chrysostom being put out of his Bishoprick ended his life in banishment Bishop Cooper Lincoln Serm. p. 56. Constantine the Great having assembled the council of Nice for the suppression of Arrius Heresie in which there met 318. Bishops when the Bishops put up Bills of complaint the one against the other he would not read them but burnt them all before them exhorting them to mind the matter about vvhich they came yet afterwards by pernicious flatteries vvas turned against the truth and banished Athanasius Idem p. 213. Augustus hearing that the goods of a Merchant that died much in debt were set forth to Sail he sent to buy his pillow saying That he thought it had some rare vertue in it to procure sleep seeing he that owed so much could sleep on it so quietly It is reported of Caesar to his great commendation that after the defeat of Pompey he had in his custody a Castle vvherein he found divers letters vvritten by many of the Nobles under their ovvn hands sufficient evidence to condemn them but he burnt them all that no monument might remain of a future grudge Thus doth God cancel and annihilate the sins of his penitent servants Rogers penitent Citizen p. 70. Achon a Cretian an excellent Archer vvhen a Serpent had taken avvay his Son he vvith his Arrow kill'd the Serpent but did not hurt his child Idem p. 113. Aristotle being reproved for giving an almes to a levvd person ansvvered I relieve the man not his manners Idem p. 155. Themistocles vvhen he heard that Miltiades had gotten great honour in the Marothenian battle he could not sleep because he came short of his glory And Caesar seeing Alexanders statue wept that he had done so little himself Rogers penitent Citizen p. 150. A Man coming into a Church and seeing it full of Images made of Wax demanded what might be the cause of such an unwonted sight Answer was made that those whom those Images did represent were certain persons which were saved from drowning by calling on our Lady Nay then quoth he again where be the Images of those I pray you that called upon our Lady and were drowned notwithstanding Moss of Vsury p. 99. A Minister knowing he had Vsurers in his congregation whilst he vvas preaching askt his Auditors this question whether there was any Usurer amongst them No man answered He asked again whether there were any Jakes fâ—rmer amongst them One rising up said Yea I am the man Whereupon he answered behold how vile an imployment the Vsurer's is that he is ashamed of vvhereas the other counted it no disparagement to own his Moss p. 148. An Vsurer dying the Minister of the Parish refused to bury him his Friends though very importunate could not perswade It came into their minds that the Minister had an Ass that usually carried his Masters Books after him to the Church Now they supposing the Ass vvould carry vvhat burden he had to the Church as he carried his Masters Books desired the Minister to agree to this that the Vsurer might be laid upon the Ass and that vvhere the Ass laid him he might be buried He vvas contented The Ass feeling an extraordinary burden on his back wringing him wincing and kicking be ran to the Gallows that stood near by and there cast down the Usurer Turnbal Ps 15. p. 51. Philip of Macedon being told that one Nicanor a Courtier but neglected by him had spoken reproachfully of him he sent him a large gift to relieve his Indigency Whereupon Nicanor every where talked very honourably of the King vvhich made Philip say You may see that it lyeth in our selves to be vvell or ill spoken
bosome of every one of my Subjects who are all ready to venture all for my service Which when the other two Princes heard they answered that in truth it was the most precious Jewel and wealth Luthers Coll. Mens p. 459. Ernestus Prince of Lunenburg complaining to Luther of the immeasurable drinking that was at Courts Luther replying that Princes ought to look thereto Ah Sir said he we that are Princes do so our selves otherwise it would long since have gone down Manent exempla regentum In Vulgus When the Abbot throweth the Dice the whole Convent will play Idem p. 459. Alphonsus King of Aragon besieging Cajeta and being advised to kill the women and children that were turned out of the City answered God preserve me from so doing I would not practise such Tyranny for the whole Kingdom of Naples were it worth ten times more than it is And Frederick Prince of Saxony being perswaded to besiege Erfort and told that the taking of it would not cost the life of five men he answered that the life of one man to be there lost was too much Luther Coll. Mens p. 462. Maximilian the Emperour said of himself that he was King of Kings because his Subjects would obey him no farther than they pleased That the French King was King of Asses the King of England King of men Idem p. 463. When the men of Antwerp caused to be wrought in a fair and rich piece of Arras the battail fought before Pavia in which the French King was taken Prisoner and offered it as a present to the Emperour Charles the fifth he refused to accept of it saying unto them that he rejoyced not at the miseries of other Princes and people Idem p. 465. John Prince of Saxony had six Pages attending on him in his Chamber that every day read to him six hours out of the Bible Idem p. 467. When Charles the Fifth Emperour read the Protestant confession at Auspurgh he openly spake these words I would wish that this Doctrine were taught throughout the world Prince George likewise expressed his liking of it had it come from the Pope but he would not receive it of a run-away Friar Idem p. 468. Luther not long before his death sent a fair Glass to Doctour Justus Jonas and therewith these following Verses Dat vitrum vitro Jonae vitrum ipse Lutherus Se similem ut fragili noscat uterque vitro Idem p. 471. Tamerlain when he laid Siege to a City or Fort first erected a white Flag thereby offering Peace the second time a red to signify blood Thirdly he shewed them a black Ensigne denoting devastation and destruction Idem p. 488. When Darius King of Persia propounded peace to Alexander he refused to accept thereof Then Parmenio his chief Counsellour said If I were Alexander I would accept of it Alexander replied so would I if I were Parmenio intimating that what becometh one doth not another Idem p. 488. Luther relates this Law-case A Miller had an Ass which ran out of his Yard and came to a River side where he went into a Fisherman Boat that was in the River and would drink thereout but the Boat being not tyed swam away with the Ass insomuch that the Miller lost his Ass and the Fisher his Boat The Miller thereupon complained of the Fisher in that he neglected to tye his Boat fast the Fisher accuseth the Miller for not keeping his Ass at home and desired satisfaction for his Boat Now the question is what the Law is Who was in fault Took the Ass the Boat away or the Boat the Ass Luther Coll. Mens p. 496. Demosthenes perswading the Grecians against Philip of Macedon did them harm by this false argument Who hath an evil cause hath no good Fortune since the greater Knave the greater Luck Idem p. 449. The Hebrew tongue is necessary for a Divine for though the New â—estament be written in Greek yet it is full of the Hebrew kind of speaking Hence it is truly said the Hebrews drink out of the Fountains the Grecians out of the Streams the Latines out of Pits Idem p. 502. Luther passing a Censure on himself Erasmus Carlstad and Melancthon thus expresseth himself Res verba Philippus Verba sine re Erasmus Res sine verbis Lutherus Nec res nec verba Carolastadius Idem p. 510. A Jew resolved to be baptized but would first go to Rome Luther disswaded him from going fearing lest he should be scandalized by the wickedness he would see there But the Jew went and when he had sufficiently seen abominable practices he returned and desired to be Baptized For saith he I will willingly serve the God of the Christians whom he said was a patient God that could endure and forbear notwithstanding such wickedness and villany as Rome was full of Idem p. 518. Candia was very much infested with Robbers The Venetian State set forth a Proclamation that they would receive to favour all such that should come in and bring wi h them the Head of ano her by which means one VVretch killed another and he Island was rid of those Vipers Idem p. 524. All things are not every where to be spoken To illustrate which Luther relates this Fable The Lion called into his stinking Den many Beasts and asked them how they liked his Royal Palace The VVolf answered it stinketh the Lion killed him The Ass answered it smelt very well tha â—ion killed him But the Fox being askâ— answered I have got such a Cold I smell nothing Luthers Mens Col. p. 532. John Huss in the year 1415. as he was to be burned at Constance said This day you roast a Goose but a hundred years hence you shall hear a Swan Him you shall not be able to roast nor overcome Huss signifies a Goose and Luther a Swan Now â—uther began to oppose the Pope 1515. and died peaceably in his Bed 1546. Idem p. 534. Publick Persons Magistrates and Ministers should hold their places as Fleta reports it was â—he Honour of the Judges of England about Edward the first 's time Nec prece nec precio nec premio Such as Joshua was to be wise and valiant and to resolve as Luther did to despise while doing their duty all opposition who when news was brought to him that both Pope and Emperor threatned his Ruine answered Contemptus est à me Româ—nus favor fervor Boltons 4 last things Eple When the Memory of the Just is blessed the Name of the VVicked shall rot of whom it may be said what of Pope Boniface the eighth He entred as a Fox he reigned as a Lion and went out as a Dog Mr. Boltons life Mr. Bolton before his Conversion hearing Mr. Perkins whose plain and sound Doctrin meeting in him with a curious Palate and unsanctified Heart quite turned his Stomach against thaâ— good Man and pronounced him a barren empty Fellow and a passing mean Scholer Though Keckerman and Bishop Abbot pronounce him Doctissimum
Theologum A most Learned Divine Ibid. Mr. Bolton was an eloquent Preacher his discourse of Happiness some have confest they bought and read out of Curiosity for the sweet rellish of the Phrase and took Christ to boot As Austin did hearing Ambrose for his Eloquence Ibid. Dr. Rainold of CCC when his Physicians advised him to spare himself and not study so much his Body being brought by it to a very Skeleton perswading him to destroy the substance for the accidents his Life for his Learning He with a smile ansvvered them out of the Poet Juvenal Nec propter vitam vivendi perdere caussà m Nor yet for love of life lose that dare VVhich is the cause I live my Industry Mr. Boltons life Constantine the Great did so honour the countenance of Old Paphnutias though disfigured by the loss of his Eye that he often with delight did kiss the hollow of that Eye which was lost for the cause of Christ Ibid. Mr. Bolton dying told his Children that none of them should dare think to meet him at Gods tribunal in an unregenerate Estate And when some of his Parish desired him to epress what he felt in his Soul of the exceeding comforts that are in Christ answered I am by the wonderful mercy of God as full of comfort as my Heart can hold and feel nothing in my Soul but Christi with whom I heartily desire to be and looking upon some that were weeping said Oh what a deal of do there is ere one can dye Ibid. When Polycrates had sent Anacnon five Talents the care and fear of losing of them kept him tvvo Nights from sleeping He returns them the third day saying they vvere not of that vvorth as to be so disturbed and disquieted about them Mr. Boltons 4 last things p. 39. Who one wondred at Nicostratud a skilful Artist because he stood gazing on a curious piece of Work and asking him what pleasure he could take in standing as he did gazing on that Picture Nicostratus answered Hadst thou mine Eyes thou vvouldst not vvonder but rather be ravished as I am at the inimitable art of this rare and admired piece Idem p. 98. Mr. Bolton relates that he knevv a Man that all his life time vvas given to svvearing vvho on his Death-bed svvore as fast and as furiously as he could yet desired the standers by to help him to Oaths and to svvear for him Idem p. 227. Desperate was the malice of that Wretch at Millain who having got his Adversary at an advantage held his Dagger at his breast swearing he would kill him except he would deny and blaspheme God Which he doing he immediately killed him adding this horrid Speech That this was a right and heroick revenge that did kill the Body and damn the Soul Idem p. 238. In the year 1572 One Barns and Mathers joyned with one Herle in a bloody practice to deliver the Duke of Norfolk then Prisoner and to kill certain of Qu. Elizabeths privy Councellors But Herle being chief in Villany opened the project When Barns was brought to Examination and found Herle to be his accuser he smiling upon him laid Herle thou hast prevented me If thou hadst stayed but one hour longer I should then have stood in thy place the Accuser and thou in my place to be hanged Bp. Carlton Thanks Rev. p. 30. Stukely an English Rebel was furnished by the Pope with 800 Italian Souldiers for the invasion of Ireland but was diverted by Sebastian King of Portugal who prevailed with him to go with him to the Wars of Mauritania where in the Battel where three Kings Sebastian Mahomet and Abdulmeleck were slain he was likewise killed receiving too honourable an end for so dishonourable a life Idem p. 36. God most evidently and miraculously manifested himself for the protection of Qu. Elizabeth of blessed memory insomuch that her greatest Enemies were enforced to acknowledg it As one Creighton a Scots Jesuit sayling into Scotland to carry on a design against her and being taken by Dutch pirates having Papers about him which contained practices of the Pope Spaniard and the Guises he tore those Papers and threw them into the Sea but they were by the force of wind blown back into the Ship and brought to Sir William Wade who with singular skill joyned them together and found out their contents Insomuch that Creighton himself acknowledged it a Miracle And vvhen the Spanish Armado vvas defeated Don Pedro Waldus confessed that novv he perceived that Christ vvas turned Lutheran Idem p. 76. 4◠A Gentleman in Surrey that had Land worth two hundred pounds per annum which he kept in his own Hands but running out every year he was necessitated to sell half of it to pay his Debts and let the rest to a Farmer for one and twenty years Before that term was expired the Farmer one day bringing his Rent asked him if he would sell his Land Why saith he would you buy it If it please you saith the Farmer How saith he that 's strange Tell me how this comes to pass That I could not live upon twice as much being my own and you upon one half thereof though you have paid Rent for 't are able to buy it Oh Sir said the Farmer but two words made the difference You said Go and I say Come What 's the meaning of that said the Gentleman Replies the Farmer you lay in Bed or took your pleasure and sent others about your business and I rose betimes and saw my business done my self Trenchfield Counsil to his Son p. 133. When Archimedes the Mathematician had by his skill made Hiero King of Scicily draw a huge Ship along with his little Finger which an infinite number of his Subjects with their joynt strength were not able to stir from that day forward the King resolved that Archimedes was to be believed in whatever he said So simple Persons will ever believe that wizzard that hath once hit right Aulus Posthumius Albinus being Consul having writ some Roman stories in Greek desired his Readers to bear with his imperfections because saith he I am a Roman and therefore the exact knowledg of the Greek Tongue is not to be expected Cato told him this was but trifling to intreat pardon when he might have bin without fault For who compelled him to do that for which he thought fit to crave pardon Exam of Sr. Chr. Heydon p. 115. When Phocas was Emperor a Holy Man at Constantinople was in his prayers earnest with God to know why he was advanced He received after many days importunity this Divine voice by way of answer Because I have not found any worse Bp. vsher de statu Christian Eccl. p. 27. Though practice and experience be an excellent way of improvement yet not the only necessary Lucullus is said to come into Asia an excellent General that went from Rome an unexperienced Souldier The same is storied of the Lord Deputy Mount joy And a person of late without any